Nov 28 At Least 150 Dead in Mumbai Attacks By PBS News Hour At least 150 people have been killed and 370 injured in the attacks on luxury hotels and other sites in Mumbai, India, which began Wednesday. At least two Americans and a young rabbi and his wife who ran a Jewish… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Indian Forces Fight to Regain Control of Mumbai Commandos continued to battle early Friday to free people trapped in two hotels by militants who launched a series of attacks on 10 sites Wednesday that killed at least 119 people. Continue watching
Nov 27 Indian Forces Battle Militants in Effort to Free Hostages After Terror Attacks By PBS News Hour Indian commandos engaged in a room-to-room search through two luxury hotels in Mumbai, India, Thursday in an effort to free dozens of people trapped by militants who launched a series of coordinated attacks in the city, killing more than 100… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Scores Killed After Gunmen Launch Multiple Attacks in Mumbai, India Dozens of people died Wednesday in Mumbai, India, in a series of gun and grenade attacks targeting hotels and other sites. Washington Post reporter Rama Lakshmi provides details from the scene. Continue watching
Nov 26 Multiple Attacks in Mumbai Leave at Least 78 Dead By PBS News Hour At least 78 people were killed and 200 wounded Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on a crowded train station, luxury hotels and a restaurant popular with tourists in Mumbai, India's financial capital, a top state official said. Continue reading
Nov 25 Osama Bin Laden's Ex-Driver to Be Returned to Yemen By PBS News Hour Salim Hamdan, a former driver for terror leader Osama Bin Laden, is being transferred from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back to his home country of Yemen, defense officials tell news agencies. Continue reading
Nov 24 Three Bombings Kill at Least 20 in Baghdad By PBS News Hour Three bombings struck Baghdad Monday morning in separate attacks that killed at least 20 people. The bombings came two days before a planned vote on a security pact that would allow U.S. troops to stay in the country for three… Continue reading
Nov 20 Piracy Offers Lucrative Career in Lawless Somalia By PBS News Hour The recent hijacking of a Saudi Arabian oil supertanker demonstrated Somali pirates' increasing capabilities to seize ships, despite the efforts of a multi-national naval force meant to deter such attacks. Continue reading
Nov 19 Al-Qaida Warns President-elect Obama of Continuing U.S. Policies By PBS News Hour Al-Qaida made its first public statement about President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying it would continue attacks on the U.S. They also criticized Obama for his support of Israel and turning his back on his Muslim roots. Continue reading
Nov 18 Congo Rebels Announce Pullback to Aid Peace Bid By Admin, PBS News Hour In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebels announced a military pullback Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative and the government ousted its armed forces chief following a string of defeats. Continue reading